[[Image:Jamesbrotherlord.jpg|right|thumb|James the Brother of the Lord]]

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The '''Divine Liturgy of St. James''' is the oldest [[Eucharist]]ic service in continuous use. It is the ancient liturgy of the [[Church of Jerusalem]] and is attributed to the [[Apostle]] [[James the Just]], the Brother of the Lord. It is often celebrated in Eastern Orthodox Churches on the feast of St. James ([[October 23]]).

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The '''Divine Liturgy''' of St James is the oldest form of the Eucharist in continuous use. It is the ancient liturgy of the Church of Jerusalem and is attributed to the [[Apostle]] [[James the Just]], the Brother of the Lord. It is often celebrated in Eastern Orthodox Churches on the feast of St James ([[October 23]]).

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==History of the Liturgy==

==History of the Liturgy==

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The general scholarly consensus is that this liturgy originated in Jerusalem from the late fourth or early fifth century. It quickly became the primary liturgy in Jerusalem in Antioch. Although it was replaced in Jerusalem and Antioch by the [[Liturgy of St Basil]] and the [[Liturgy of St John Chrysostom]], it had already spread to other areas of the Church. The oldest manuscript traditions are in Greek and Syriac, there are also extant manuscripts in Armenian, Ethiopic, and Georgian.

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The general scholarly consensus is that this liturgy originated in Jerusalem during the late fourth or early fifth century. It quickly became the primary liturgy in Jerusalem and Antioch. Although it was later superceded in Jerusalem and Antioch by the [[Liturgy of St. Basil]] and the [[Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom]], it had already spread to other areas of the Church. The oldest manuscript traditions are in Greek and Syriac, and there are also extant manuscripts in Armenian, Ethiopic, and Georgian.

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One leading theory today is that of John Fenwick, who argues that the similarities between this liturgy and that of St Basil demonstrates their respective developments of a common source, now lost, but which is best preserved in the Egyptian recension of the Liturgy of St Basil. Fenwick suggests that the Liturgy of St James was composed by St Cyril of Jerusalem c. 370.

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One leading theory today is that of John Fenwick, who argues that the similarities between this liturgy and that of St. Basil demonstrate their respective developments from a common source, now lost, but which is best preserved in the Egyptian recension of the Liturgy of St Basil. Fenwick suggests that the Liturgy of St. James was composed by St. [[Cyril of Jerusalem]] c. 370.

Today it is the principal liturgy of the Syriac Orthodox Church, the Syrian Catholic Church, the Indian Orthodox Church, the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, and the Mar Thoma Church.

Today it is the principal liturgy of the Syriac Orthodox Church, the Syrian Catholic Church, the Indian Orthodox Church, the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, and the Mar Thoma Church.

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*[http://www.ccel.org/fathers2/ANF-07/anf07-63.htm#P8122_2593853 Liturgy of St. James in Ante-Nicene Fathers]

*[http://www.ccel.org/fathers2/ANF-07/anf07-63.htm#P8122_2593853 Liturgy of St. James in Ante-Nicene Fathers]

*[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08371a.htm ''Catholic Encyclopedia'':] Article in ''The Catholic Encyclopedia'' on the "Liturgy of Jerusalem"

*[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08371a.htm ''Catholic Encyclopedia'':] Article in ''The Catholic Encyclopedia'' on the "Liturgy of Jerusalem"

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History of the Liturgy

The general scholarly consensus is that this liturgy originated in Jerusalem during the late fourth or early fifth century. It quickly became the primary liturgy in Jerusalem and Antioch. Although it was later superceded in Jerusalem and Antioch by the Liturgy of St. Basil and the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, it had already spread to other areas of the Church. The oldest manuscript traditions are in Greek and Syriac, and there are also extant manuscripts in Armenian, Ethiopic, and Georgian.

One leading theory today is that of John Fenwick, who argues that the similarities between this liturgy and that of St. Basil demonstrate their respective developments from a common source, now lost, but which is best preserved in the Egyptian recension of the Liturgy of St Basil. Fenwick suggests that the Liturgy of St. James was composed by St. Cyril of Jerusalem c. 370.

Today it is the principal liturgy of the Syriac Orthodox Church, the Syrian Catholic Church, the Indian Orthodox Church, the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, and the Mar Thoma Church.

Liturgy of the Catechumens

Liturgy of the Faithful

Bibliographical Resources

The Divine Liturgy of St James (The Monks of New Skete, 1996). ISBN 0935129375.

John R. K. Fenwick, The Anaphoras of St Basil and St James: An Investigation into Their Common Origin (Orientalia Christiana Analecta, 1992). ISBN 8872102952.